Photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez | 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 06.25.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Christopher Taylor, an Oklahoma native and the sergeant major of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Alert Contingency MAGTF (SPMAGTF-ACM), fires an M240B machine gun during a live-fire flight over New Mexico, June 25, 2025. As the aviation combat element of the SPMAGTF-ACM, VMM-261 conducted a deployment for......
Photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez | 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 06.25.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ethan Anderson, a North Carolina native and tiltrotor crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (VMM-261), loads an M240B machine gun during a live-fire flight over New Mexico, June 25, 2025. As the aviation combat element of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Alert Contingency MAGTF (SPMAGTF-ACM), VMM-261 conducted a deployment for training......
Photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez | 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 06.23.2025
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (VMM-261) prepares to take off during a reduced visibility flight at Perry Stokes Airport, Colorado, June 23, 2025. As the aviation combat element of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Alert Contingency MAGTF (SPMAGTF-ACM), VMM-261 conducted a deployment for training to increase the......
Photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez | 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 06.23.2025
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (VMM-261) load ammo cans on an MV-22 Osprey aircraft during a reduced visibility flight at Perry Stokes Airport, Colorado, June 23, 2025. As the aviation combat element of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Alert Contingency MAGTF (SPMAGTF-ACM), VMM-261 conducted a deployment for training to increase the squadron’s......
Photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez | 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 06.23.2025
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (VMM-261) flies over New Mexico during a live-fire flight June 23, 2025. As the aviation combat element of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Alert Contingency MAGTF (SPMAGTF-ACM), VMM-261 conducted a deployment for training to increase the squadron’s proficiency in high altitude......
Photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez | 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 06.23.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Callum Meyer, a Michigan native and a tiltrotor crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (VMM-261), fires an M2 .50cal machine gun during a live-fire flight over New Mexico, June 23, 2025. As the aviation combat element of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Alert Contingency MAGTF (SPMAGTF-ACM), VMM-261 conducted a deployment for training to......
Photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez | 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 06.23.2025
U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (VMM-261) fly over New Mexico during a live-fire flight June 23, 2025. As the aviation combat element of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Alert Contingency MAGTF (SPMAGTF-ACM), VMM-261 conducted a deployment for training to increase the squadron’s proficiency in high altitude......
Photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez | 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 06.23.2025
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (VMM-261) prepares to take off during a reduced visibility flight at Perry Stokes Airport, Colorado, June 23, 2025. As the aviation combat element of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Alert Contingency MAGTF (SPMAGTF-ACM), VMM-261 conducted a deployment for training to increase the......
